International Wildlife Film Festival five-week run to begin in Ukiah

The Redwood Valley Outdoor Education Project is excited to again host a tour of outstanding films from the International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana.

Beginning Friday, Feb. 23, the film series will run for five consecutive Friday evenings at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. with live music, snacks and a time to socialize. Films begin screening at 7 p.m.

Series ticket holders can look forward to seeing footage of a wide variety of animals that inhabit ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains and deep forests of North America to African grasslands and the depths of the ocean.

The first film, “Secrets of Our Living Planet: The Magical Forest,” focuses on the inner workings of a living forest. Nature lovers will relish learning how the Canada lynx depends on a caterpillar high up in the canopy and why the giant trees of the northwest are dependent on bears and salmon.

Tickets are available at Mendocino Book Company or at the door. A series ticket for all five nights is $45. Single tickets are a $10 suggested donation for adults and $5 for children. Films are appropriate for older children.

Proceeds from the film festival will benefit the Redwood Valley Outdoor Education Project. The RVOEP is a special program of the Ukiah Unified School District that provides outdoor environmental education programs to over 2,000 students each year on a 45-acre woodland in Redwood Valley.

For more information, contact Maureen Taylor, RVOEP education coordinator, at 707-489-0227. A full schedule of films and music is available at the RVOEP website: http://rvoep.org/events/.